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Danggui-Chishao Decoction,Abdominal pain due to bloody dysentery, accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, results from damp-heat injuring the blood aspect of the small intestine.

Formulas Name : Danggui-Chishao Decoction

Chinese Name : 当归赤芍汤

Drug Formulation

Whole Angelica sinensis 6 qian, Corydalis 3 qian, ground peach kernels 3 qian, red frankincense 1 qian 5 fen, red peony root 5 qian, safflower 2 qian (roasted), Trifoliate orange peel 3 qian (roasted), Sanguisorba officinalis 3 qian (roasted), honeysuckle 3 qian (roasted), hawthorn pulp 3 qian, lotus root nodes 3.

Source

From *Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*.

Benefits

Abdominal pain due to bloody dysentery, accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, results from damp-heat injuring the blood aspect of the small intestine.

Danggui-Chishao Decoction，From *Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*.，Abdominal pain due to bloody dysentery, accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, results from damp-heat injuring the blood aspect of the small intestine.

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